National Federation for the Blind Convention

Convention Information

ViewPlus attending- Starts on Sunday!!

Creating Braille Sticky Labels and Setting Braille Paper Size

Join our braille expert Mike Sivill for this FREE webinar!
This 1-hour session will cover the following topics:

• Create Avery braille labels within MS Word
• Effective ways to use multiple media sizes
• Create custom paper sizes
• Inital paper size setup

May 25, 2011
12:00pm-1:00pm
Pacific Time

This webinar is limited to the first 100 people who sign up. Register Now!

Wine Tasting!

A couple weekends ago a number of us did a group wine tasting at Willamette Valley Vineyards just outside of Salem, Oregon. The group was made up of ViewPlus staff, family members, and friends.

The day began with a tour of the vineyard. During the tour we got to taste a number of different white wines, learned interesting facts and stories about the vineyard, and even some of the techniques used to make wine.

After the tour we all proceeded to the tasting room where we enjoyed wine, cheese, crackers, and even some fresh fruit. One of the most interesting facts we learned during the tasting was how different wine can actually taste depending upon the kind of glass it is in. That whole concept blew the minds of many of us non-wine-connoisseurs. To see more of the pictures from the event visit our Facebook Page

The EmFuse is Shipping!

Last week our very first EmFuse was shipped to Europe! The EmFuse release has been a culmination of a couple years of intense planning, interdepartmental teamwork, industry release parties, and overall hard work. The EmFuse being such a unique printer to the accessible technology industry will greatly change the way accessible documentation can be made for all. To find more information about the braille capabilities and other features of the EmFuse check out the ViewPlus website.

Here are some photos of the first unit:

EmFuse Braille Piece

Oki Data Printer Pieces

EmFuse Logo Sticker

Both Pallets

Intern Raising Money for Those in Need

ViewPlus not only gives back to the community as a company, but they also have individual employees giving back to the community. One of our Interns, Caitlin Hilton, is raising funds for Kids for Kids through Zonta International.


Kids for Kids is a non-profit organization that helps children in Darfur, Sudan who have never seen a toy, who have no books, no bed, little chance of education, (and worst of all) walk miles for every drop of water.

The funds raised will go toward purchasing ten goats and twenty blankets for a villlage in Dafur. Caitlin is a part of Zonta International whose main purpose is to encourage leadership in young women. As a company we are proud to support our employees efforts to help make the world a better place. To find out more about Zonta International visit www.zonta.org.

ViewPlus Volunteers at Benton County Food Share

This last Friday we all had the opportunity to volunteer at the Benton County Food share. The Food Share collects and provides approximately 5 million pounds of food each year. With this kind of volume they need all the volunteers they can get. While we were volunteering we were able to package approximately 5,810lbs of food within 3 hours!



We are proud to participate in at least two annual philanthropies a year. This last year we participated in the United Way Day of Caring in addition to sponsoring a giving tree during the holiday season.


To see more pictures of the event, check out our Facebook page.

ViewPlus Technologies Inc. Recognized for Exceptional Innovation

Corvallis, OR—ViewPlus Technologies Inc. today announced that it has received a Tibbetts Award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) for its accessible printing and graphics technologies. SBA presents the awards to companies and individuals that have advanced technological innovation and economic growth.

“This award represents the culmination of efforts we began after submitting for a number of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) proposals,” said ViewPlus Founder, Dr. John Gardner. “We have since won 15 of these grants and continue to include the SBIR Program as an important piece of our business innovation."

ViewPlus’ Tibbetts Award recognizes the company’s work for a series of tactile graphic embossers which print both ink and braille, several software applications based on the ViewPlus IVEO® Hands-on Learning System, and for collaborating with the American Physical Society (the world’s leading publisher of Physics literature), to make its journals fully accessible to all people, including those who are blind.

“ViewPlus has grown from approximately 15 to over 40 people since 2003 when it received it first SBIR award,” continued Gardner. “Today, thanks to the SBIR grants, ViewPlus has been able to develop really innovative products for the market, increase our sales revenue, and allowed us to grow.”

Dr. John and Carolyn Gardner, Founders of ViewPlus, accepted the award at a ceremony this morning in Washington, DC. Afterward, they met with SBA Administrator, Karen Mills, and attended a reception at the White House.

“This is a proud day not only for ViewPlus but also for the city of Corvallis,” said Sean Greene, SBA’s Associate Administrator for Investment and Senior Adviser for Innovation. “Companies like ViewPlus represent the best in American ingenuity.”

Founded in 1996, Corvallis-based ViewPlus Technologies is an international leader in tactile graphics and braille technologies. Current ViewPlus products include the Tiger® Braille printers, IVEO Hands-on Learning System, Tiger Software Suite braille translation software, and the Audio Graphing Calculator.